Chapter 36

Recently, my uncle died. He was a hardened criminal and duplicitous liar. He was also a known wise guy that was part of something larger and more evil than any of us realized. After he died I took it upon myself to legitimize and then sell the family business so that I and the rest of my siblings could move on. I'd stayed away for so long and kept away from all of my family because of my strained relationship with my brother.

But not anymore… because with Uncle gone, there was no one tough enough to protect the family. I knew my brother was more than enough but I didn't want him to do it all alone as much as I hated to accept it. Uncle might’ve been a disgusting human being and he might’ve gotten countless people killed out of mere pettiness but he kept the family safe.

My brother and I had severe issues. I blamed him for our father's death. I blamed him for our mother's death. I blamed him because that was all I could do. I needed to blame someone and he was the only one there so I